I Tried The New Lip Oils And Here's What Happened

Sorry, Kylie Jenner, but I am not into lip gloss. While I used to wear it, all I remember now is the sugary sweet smell and it sticking to my hair. Call me matte obsessed, but the closest I usually get to a little shine is a semi-matte formula.

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But now, everyone's talking about how amazing lip oils are and how different they are from old-school lip glosses thanks to fruity essential oils that deliver shine with a bit of pigment. So, I knew I had to try them. Here's how four different brands stacked up against each other.

These are an upgrade from the Juicy Tubes you were obsessed with in middle school. They come in 20 different colors and smell amazing and fruity and delicious. The little sponge applicator makes them feel really nice going on, too. It made my lips look like I just bit into a juicy orange in the best possible way.

Milk's lip oil is extra nostalgic because the applicator is a roller, just like so many lip glosses of my childhood. It's not as cushiony and fun to put on as Lancôme's, but it's more pigmented so the color stayed longer. Plus, I loved wearing something named Tude.

Julep's lip oil was the most traditionally gloss-like, but not in a bad way. It smelled yummy and went on smooth, without being sticky or thick. The color was very transparent, but I'm okay with that because of how well it moisturized my pout. It really felt like I had a treatment on my lips, which is pretty awesome.

As the most pricey lip oil, I was hoping to really like YSL's — and I did. It smells like candy, and has the cushion doe applicator that I love. The color stayed for longer than I was expecting, and it felt like it plumped my lips a tiny bit thanks to some subtle tingling action.

Elizabeth Denton

Overall, I was surprised at how much I liked the new-lip-gloss lip oils. They didn't feel anything like the ones I used in middle school. These are much more grown up, fun and flirty, and I liked all of the brands for different reasons. They're a little pricey, since lip oils haven't really hit the mass market yet, but they should be popping up in drugstores soon. I won't be giving up matte just yet, but I'm I give lip oils a solid grade A.

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